Where does “firsproget” come from?
firsproget (Danish) comes from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
firsproget (Danish): quadrilingual
Definitions
- quadrilingual
Ancestry of “firsproget”, step by step
firsproget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fire | four; to lower something fixed to a rope or... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | fīren | — |
| 3 | French | virer | to bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | viro | — |
| 5 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |